Pompeius Strabo

Pompeius Strabo (135 BC-87 BC) was Consul of the Roman Republic in 89 BC and the father of Pompey the Great.

Biography
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo was born and raised in a Roman noble family from Picenum, and he became the first member of his family to enter the Roman Senate, despite the Senate's anti-rural prejudice. He became proconsul of Sicily in 93 BC and Consul of the Roman Republic in 89 BC, and he commanded Roman forces against Rome's rebellious Italic allies during the Social War. He celebrated a triumph for his victories on 27 December 89 BC, and he retired to Picenum with his veteran soldiers once his consulship had ended, refusing to interfere in the struggle between the Roman Senate and the Populares under Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna. In 87 BC, Pompeius Strabo died of a disease which struck his army.